white spruce

noun

: any of several spruces

especially : a widely distributed spruce (Picea glauca) of coniferous forests of Canada and the northern U.S. that has short stiff blue-green needles and slender cones see cone illustration

: the wood of a white spruce

especially : the light pale tough straight-grained wood of the common white spruce (Picea glauca) used especially for construction and as a source of paper pulp

Examples of white spruce in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web These white spruce are well beyond established their treelines—the beginnings of a proper forest. —

Matt Simon, WIRED, 4 Mar. 2024 And that growth, particularly for the white spruce in northern Alaska, comes from an unexpected source, according to new research. —

Matt Simon, WIRED, 4 Mar. 2024 In addition to roughly 2,500 Virginia pines, white pines, Scotch pines, and white spruce, the property also features a retail shop and a site prepared for a three-bedroom home. —

Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 23 Jan. 2024 Among the most popular are the white pine, white spruce and Fraser fir trees, which tend to have pleasant scents, flexible needles and dark green colors. —

Adela Suliman, Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2024 See all Example Sentences for white spruce

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